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25.01.2022 Congratulations to former exchange student Smailliw from Venezuela and her partner Jerom on the safe arrival of Mahia Julietta on July 23.

25.01.2022 Polio vaccinators are back after pandemic pause Leslie Roberts, Science 24 Jul 2020: Vol. 369, Issue 6502, pp. 360 In a sad knock-on effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) abruptly halted all mass vaccination campaigns in March, worried they could inadvertently spread the novel coronavirus. The move further imperiled the troubled 3-decade drive to wipe out polio....Continue reading

24.01.2022 From the Rotary International magazine: May 2021

23.01.2022 Are you an 18 to 28 year old looking to develop your leadership skills and hoping to enjoy doing so? Or do you know someone in this age group who'd benefit from a leadership course? RYLA is Rotary's Youth Leadership Award camp and is highly recommended. DETAILS: RYLA is an intensive eight-day program designed for 18-28 year olds with leadership potential and a commitment to community service. The program is a unique opportunity aimed to bring participants out of their comfort... zone and challenge them to think outside the square while actively using and building on their existing skills and knowledge. RYLA includes seminars, workshops, physical activities and team games relating to areas including Communication and Public Speaking, Leadership, Team Work and Group Dynamics, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Goal Setting, Time Management and Self Awareness and Emotional Intelligence. All applications must include the name of their sponsoring Rotary Club, and we expect that applicants have contacted their local Rotary Club to arrange sponsorship prior to submitting the form. The RYLA Committee will assist with this if necessary. Applicants are interviewed prior to acceptance onto RYLA. Successful applicants will have the energy, commitment and motivation to develop their leadership potential and be willing to challenge themselves physically and mentally over the course of the program. RYLA is held at the Serpentine Camping Centre from Saturday 9th January Saturday 16th January 2021. Rotary Club Sponsorship for a RYLA participant is $850, and the participant contribution is $200. This includes all activities, accommodation and meals for the week. The application form is available online - https://forms.gle/ttcL5P9TAyi4Axf48 or contact Shelley O'Brien from our Rotary Club via email [email protected] Please get your applications in by 15th November 2020

22.01.2022 Applications for RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) for 2021 are open now! RYLA is an intensive eight-day program designed for 18-28 year olds with leadershi...p potential and a commitment to community service. The program is a unique opportunity aimed to bring participants out of their comfort zone and challenge them to think outside the square while actively using and building on their existing skills and knowledge. RYLA includes seminars, workshops, physical activities and team games relating to areas including Communication and Public Speaking, Leadership, Team Work and Group Dynamics, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Goal Setting, Time Management and Self Awareness and Emotional Intelligence. All applications must include the name of their sponsoring Rotary Club, and we expect that applicants have contacted their local Rotary Club to arrange sponsorship prior to submitting the form. The RYLA Committee will assist with this if necessary. Applicants are interviewed prior to acceptance onto RYLA. Successful applicants will have the energy, commitment and motivation to develop their leadership potential and be willing to challenge themselves physically and mentally over the course of the program. Please note: Applicants who have come to us via a Rotary Club will receive priority acceptance onto the program. RYLA is held at the Serpentine Camping Centre from Saturday 9th January Saturday 16th 2021. Rotary Club Sponsorship for a RYLA participant is $850, and the participant contribution is $200. This includes all activities, accommodation and meals for the week. The application form is available online AT - https://forms.gle/ttcL5P9TAyi4Axf48 Please get your applications in by 15th November 2020. To assist with our planning, it would be appreciated if you can let me know if you are planning on sending someone to RYLA. If you have any questions, please contact me on 0402 491 139 or [email protected]. Yours in Rotary Service, Ian Ball Chairman (2020-21) Rotary District 9465 RYLA Committee Leadership Through Self-Awareness Facebook: www.facebook.com/ryla9465 Email: [email protected] Website: rotary9465.org.au Phone: 0402 491 139

18.01.2022 Congratulations to former Rotary exchange student Smailliw from Venezuela on the safe arrival into the world of a baby girl.

15.01.2022 It has been 20 years since one Rotary club created ShelterBox, a humanitarian organization that has now supported more than 1.5 million people. The partnership ...between Rotary and ShelterBox has been transformational for so many disaster-hit communities. Thank you for an incredible two decades of supporting families after disaster. Explore their history: https://www.shelterbox.org/20th-anniversary/ See more

15.01.2022 Perfect weather for this morning's Rotary Markets at Signal Park. Almost 100 stalls and a good crowd in attendance.

15.01.2022 Well done, Ross Johnson and all Busselton Geographe Bay Rotarians for the Presidential Citation. Here's the official photo from last week's meeting, showing the district governor's rep Ron Mildenhall making the official presentation to Ross.

12.01.2022 The Club has a new initiative to revitalise Busselton's CBD. There is nothing more depressing than to see empty shop fronts in what was once a busy, lively town centre, so our Club is hoping to be the catalyst whereby landlords of empty shop fronts get together with home-based businesses that normally couldn't afford a CBD address with the aim of the two parties striking a mutually agreeable arrangement that will see shop fronts filled and people returning to the CBD. Thanks to the Busselton Dunsborough Mail for running the article.

10.01.2022 Markets This Sunday.

09.01.2022 A big THANK YOU to Lotterywest. As a result of the Covid 19 lockdown earlier this year, our Club was unable to raise as many funds as normal due to the closure of the fortnightly Rotary markets and the cessation of other fund-raising activities. But Lotterywest has come to our aid and provided sufficient funds to allow us to continue to support all of the schools in the City of Busselton as well as Capel Primary School with our normal awards and grants. So this year, our Club has supported 11 primary schools and 6 high schools, with the total value of our donations being $2,900. Once again, a big thank you to Lotterywest.

09.01.2022 MESSAGE FROM DISATER AID AUSTRALIA With the ongoing COVID situation we are still working from home. . . . however, the following is still happening: AID DELIVERY... Bhutan - The monsoons and a rise in infection rates has slowed installation progress but we are still anticipating completion of the 120 schools by mid 2021. Bangladesh, Dhaka - A grant to the Rotary Club Dhaka Royal combined with support from Disaster Aid UK and Ireland has resulted in a Bubble CPAP machine being delivered to the Bangladesh Children’s Hospital for COVID affected babies. DAA’s grant also supported 91 food parcels being delivered to deserving families. Bangladesh Agrabad - A grant to the Rotary Club of Agrabad has been used for a food program for the Masajidda, Shitakunda school which takes in orphans and children from poor families who are unable to support all their children with the COVID pandemic. Beirut Explosion - We are working with Disaster Aid Europe to have a SkyHydrant installed at a major hospital and contribute to the repairs. We have also shipped 3 SkyHydrants, including one donated by DAA, to our friends Safe Water for Every Child Myanmar. FUTURE AID DELIVERY We will be continuing to deliver grants for Pandemic and /or Disaster Support to trusted partners until DARTs can travel. With the 120 schools of the Bhutan 2020 project moving towards completion we are Opening discussions about continuing installations in Bhutan but at a slower speed to allow us to commence Safe Water for Every Child project’s in other countries We have started discussions with the RC of Dhaka Royal about the possibility of providing safe water to Bangladesh schools. We are looking at the possibility of providing safe water in Vietnam. DAA FINANCES In spite of the pandemic we are still receiving donations which are running above our worst-case predictions. We also continue to cut our non-operational costs thanks to Cherie keeping an eye on our finances. We also thank Jan Burney who has been working in her families' business, Lee St John, for the last few months which has reduced our wage bill A great boost has been the RC of Greater Dandenong and Endeavour Hills deciding to meet our rent bill for the full financial year. At this stage we believe we will be able to deliver approximately $200,000 of Aid in financial year 2020-2021. In September we took advantage of a discounted membership of the ‘Grant Hub’ that provides information on philanthropic grants that are available. Currently we are looking at making at least one application in the coming months. An interesting consequence of the Pandemic is volunteer Janet Ashworth has been able to raise over $600 by selling her home-made facemasks.

08.01.2022 65 today! Congratulations to the awesome team at the Rotary Club of Busselton Geographe Bay, chartered on 27 October 1955.

08.01.2022 Africa declared free from wild polio but vaccine-derived strains remain No new cases of wild poliovirus have been recorded on the continent since 2016, but other types of the virus persist. Giorgia Guglielmi - Nature Journal...Continue reading

06.01.2022 PERSIMMONS! Thank you to the Club members and friends and partners who helped pick persimmons for tomorrow's Rotary markets. The weather was perfect as were the persimmons. Special thanks to Steve and Laurie Collett for allowing us to harvest this fruit for sale at TOMORROW'S MARKETS - don't miss out. Note in the photo that, while almost everyone had gathered together for a group photo, a couple of the ladies simply couldn't resist picking a few more persimmons. Talk about herding cats!

05.01.2022 Two Strains of Polio Down, One to Go It could be the second human disease we eradicatebut if we don’t finish the job, resurgence is possible Richard Conniff on October 23, 2019 ...Continue reading

04.01.2022 It was perfect weather for this morning's walk along the Cape to Cape track to raise funds for Polio Plus, Rotary's project to remove polio from the face of the... Earth. Beautiful wildflowers and the odd snake or two to keep you on your toes. Thanks to Garry and helpers for a well organised event. See more

04.01.2022 Congratulations to Ross Johnson and his 2019/2020 Rotary team for winning a Rotary International Citation, awarded to the Busselton Geographe Bay Rotary Club and the board for their success in achieving the goals of Rotary throughout the 2019/2020 year. Well done, everyone.

04.01.2022 Got an old car, truck or motorbike battery lying around the house you want to get rid of? Contact Bernie Stokes who will pick it up as a Busselton Rotary Club fund-raising project.

03.01.2022 The Busselton Gerographe Bay Rotary Club is pleased to acknowledge Lotterywest for their support for Busselton Hospice. Thanks to Lotterywest, the Club has been able to continue to support our community in many different ways including Hospice..

02.01.2022 Sincere condloences to Gail and family and Rotary friends on the sad loss of Brian.

02.01.2022 Our Club has recently been asked to consider assisting with accommodation for overseas students within the Anglican education system. More details via this website: http://www.ascinternational.wa.edu.au/homestay-program.html

01.01.2022 On a very sad note. Trevor and Jenny Fisher’s eldest daughter Chelsea McCarthy died on the morning of November 7, after 7 years battling cancer, aged 44 years. Chelsea leaves her devoted husband Dave and 2 children, Hamish 14 and Jess 12. RIP Chelsea Deepest sympathy from all members of the Busselton Geographe Bay Rotary Club

01.01.2022 Rotary International started the fight against polio - PolioPlus - in the 1980s. But eternal vigilance is required to make sure we hold on to the world's hard-fought gains: https://www.abc.net.au//patient-zero-polio-re-e/100162048

01.01.2022 If you'd like to find out more about body image and eating disorders, Dr Kate Ryan is giving a free talk in Busselton on Monday June 14. NOTE: this talk is not suitable for children but for parents, guardians, teachers and other adult health professionals.

01.01.2022 Last year, Rotary members in Japan raised $3,000 and supported local farmers by creating End Polio apples. https://on.rotary.org/2GyKNoT